Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

A new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations. Source: Hurlbut et al. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2013

New geothermal power came on line in Kenya, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Turkey, and Mexico, as well as Oregon, Nevada and Utah in the United States. In Nevada, NV Energy is looking to replace coal plants with 300 MW of renewable energy, including geothermal. Ormat Technologies, and AltaRock Energy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2015

A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and E4tech finds that the targets adopted or proposed by British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington to reduce the carbon intensity of transportation fuels can be met with a range of low-carbon fuel options. Click to enlarge. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The following awards have been selected to receive funding: Bayesian Integration for Marine Spatial Planning and Renewable Energy Siting. The project team has experience with two such methods that, when integrated, can support the needs of ocean renewable energy planning in the context of coastal and marine spatial planning and beyond.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2021

National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Advanced Mineral Separations with Novel Simulated Moving Beds Partners: Colorado School of Mines, Critical Materials Institute, Shell International Exploration & Production, Inc., Standard Lithium DOE share: $500,000; Cost share: $156,380; Total costs: $656,380.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2018

California can reduce carbon emissions by more than 70 million metric tons by 2030—akin to taking 15 million gasoline-powered cars off the road in one year—by adopting a higher target for its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), according to an analysis released by the UK-based research firm Cerulogy.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

Captis Aire LLC, “Renewable Blending Components to Enable 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)”, $2,000,000. This project will demonstrate the conversion of gaseous carbon wood wastes (terpenes) to renewable Terpenes SAF blending components. Hundreds of millions of gallons of drop-in 100% SAF will be unlocked. Comstock Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2009

Minnesota’s state Renewable Fuel Standard now requires that diesel fuel contain a 5% blend of biodiesel, up from its previous 2% (B2) requirement. Minnesota was the first among what is now a roster of states that have introduced biodiesel requirements, including Washington, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, New Mexico and Massachusetts.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2014

The Cool Planet plant will produce approximately 8 million to 10 million gallons of high-octane, renewable gasoline blendstocks (reformate), as well the biochar, all made from sustainable wood residues. The output from each catalytic array when cooled is comprised of volatile gases, renewable fuel and water.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2016

Dr. Will James, Manager, Safety, Codes, and Standards at the US Department of Energy (DOE). Johnson, Sandia National Laboratories; Christopher Ainscough, Danny Terlip, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Graham Meadows, Liam Quinlan, Brad Wong, Powertech Labs. Stephen Ellis (Honda), Chair H 2 USA Roadmap Workgroup.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

and Portland, Oregon. Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, Horizon Air, will continue to operate select flights between Seattle and the two cities over the next few weeks using a 20% blend of renewable biofuel. earlier post )—meets aviation and military safety, sustainability and performance standards.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2015

To measure freight efficiency, DTNA ran vehicle testing on highway routes in Oregon and Texas; one city route in Portland, Ore.; Phase 2 standards for medium- and heavy-duty GHG emission standards. On standard systems, the air compressor and power steering pump run continuously, whether they’re needed or not.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2012

The announcement provides the opportunity to expand the use of non-food, energy crops for liquid biofuels and to help meet state mandated Renewal Portfolio Standards (RPS). REPREVE Renewables, based in Georgia, also is the sponsor of the project’s accompanying environmental assessment.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2009

GridPoint will provide smart charging and data logging capabilities to utilities in strategic markets of the eTec program in Arizona, California, Oregon, Tennessee and Washington that will support the deployment of up to 5,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles and a network of up to 12,750 charging stations. Smart Charging 3.0

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The award is a portion of a $40-million grant presented to the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance ( NARA ), a consortium led by Washington State University (WSU). Gevo has already produced renewable gasoline and jet fuel that meet or exceed all ASTM specifications. Earlier post.). without the typical expression of co-products.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

A new study by economists at Oregon State University questions the cost-effectiveness of current biofuels and says they would barely reduce fossil fuel use and would likely increase greenhouse gas emissions.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

In 2015, Recargo hired Ashley Horvat, fresh from her role in the Oregon State government as the Chief Electric Vehicle Officer. One of the challenges facing the infrastructure buildout, Horvath said, was providing a high standard for the ease of plugging in as Tesla does within its system. qdash Ashley Horvat.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

The Institute will focus on solving the cross-cutting manufacturing challenges that stand in the way of producing new synthetic tissues and organs—such as improving the availability, reproducibility, accessibility, and standardization of manufacturing materials, technologies, and processes to create tissue and organ products.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Subsequently, two geothermal energy projects led by researchers at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) were selected to receive funding from the US Department of Energy•s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Pike forecasts that total US geothermal capacity will reach 4.2 GW by 2020.

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Driivz

JULY 2, 2023

Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are adopting the same rules. Volvo and Pilot Company are partnering, as are Daimler Truck North America , NextEra Energy Resources and Blackrock Renewable Power. To succeed, public charging networks will require standardization to ensure interoperability.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

My first job out of college was at Renewable Northwest , which is a regional renewable energy advocacy group that operates in the northwest states and intervenes in state regulatory proceedings. I engaged in integrated resource planning for the two investor-owned utilities in Oregon—PGE and Pacific Power.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2016

billion in loan guarantees to support innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the United States. The Standard for High Performance Green Buildings will consider a revision to encourage EV-ready building practices. University of Oregon. Charging infrastructure financing: Unlocking Up $4.5 Tesla Motors, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

Drive Oregon. Demonstrate plug‐in electric vehicles through public ride and drives for a wide variety of PEVs and short term extended test drives in key markets throughout Oregon and Washington. Plug In America. 500,000.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

The report examined grid conditions in the Northwest Power Pool, which covers Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming; many of them home to abundant wind resources and wind energy projects.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2010

Other Administration efforts to enhance US energy security presented by President Obama at Andrews included: The announcement that EPA and NHTSA will sign the final GHG emission standards and fuel economy rules for light duty vehicles on 1 April.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2009

billion contract from independent power producer Caithness Energy to supply wind turbines and provide services for an 845-megawatt (MW) wind farm project to be located in Oregon. GE has received a $1.4 The wind farm, called Shepherds Flat, has received the majority of the necessary government permits to operate and is ready to be built.

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EV Connect

JUNE 27, 2022

Background Focused on the production, transmission, and distribution of energy, Avista Utilities provides electricity to nearly 403,000 customers and natural gas to about 369,000 customers across 30,000 square miles and four northwestern states, including Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of southern and eastern Oregon.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 12, 2021

Even with the majority of new power plants being renewable energy power plants, the percentage of electricity coming from […]. Power plants and other infrastructure are multi-decade investments, and it’s rare to retire them early. So, it’s a bit painful to watch how slowly they have been getting cleaned up.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2009

First, the industry is approaching the ethanol-to-gasoline blend wall of 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline in standard gas engines. Our goal is to combine agriculture with renewable energy. Finally, there is the perception that corn ethanol has limited environmental benefits compared to gasoline. billion gallons/year of capacity.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found that adding graphene—sheets made up of single carbon atoms—to titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) results in lithium-ion electrode materials that significantly outperform standard titanium dioxide materials.

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EV Life

MAY 5, 2023

2023 EV Tax Credit: Inflation Reduction Act Update When President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act on August 17, the US government renewed and expanded funding for EV tax credits through 2032. You should consult with a certified tax advisor before engaging in any EV transaction. How to determine if you can use the EV tax credit?

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Cars That Think

JUNE 20, 2023

And with the transition now being supercharged by the proposed EPA tailpipe emissions standards , the pothole is quickly getting deeper. She uses an extension cord that plugs into a standard electrical outlet, since DeWhitt and her partner aren’t allowed to use the rental home’s garage. home she rents on 30 September 2022.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Mr. Kulongoski wants to make Oregon the go-to state for electric vehicle production. In a flurry of electric vehicle activity, three back-to-back announcements this week have placed a spotlight on Oregon’s plans to be the friendliest state in the nation in which to build, sell and buy electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Ultimately, the decision of whether to invest in renewable energy will be made by investors taking a cold, hard look at economic realities.

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Teslarati

APRIL 9, 2024

In 2022, the EPA renewed the state’s capacity to make its own rules surrounding the sale of zero-emission vehicles and limitations on tailpipe emissions. In the EPA also reinstated a 2013 waiver of an early California zero-emission vehicle standard under the Clean Air Act, after the first waiver was issued in 1993.

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